Bible Verses About Dedication

And they went up over against them by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall of the house of David, and to the water gate eastward:

And the second choir of them that gave thanks went on the opposite side, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, and upon the tower of the furnaces, even to the broad wall,

And above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Emath, and even to the flock gate: and they stood still in the watch gate.

And the two choirs of them that gave praise stood still at the house of God, and I and the half of the magistrates with me.

And the priests, Eliachim, Maasia, Miamin, Michea, Elioenai, Zacharia, Hanania with trumpets,

And Maasia, and Semeia, and Eleazar, and Azzi, and Johanan, and Melchia, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sung loud, and Jezraia was their overseer:

And they sacrificed on that day great sacrifices, and they rejoiced: for God had made them joyful with great joy: their wives also and their children rejoiced, and the joy of Jerusalem was heard afar off.

They appointed also in that day men over the storehouses of the treasure, for the libations, and for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, that the rulers of the city might bring them in by them in honour of thanksgiving, for the priests and Levites: for Juda was joyful in the priests and Levites that assisted.

And he said to them: Well do you make void the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.

For Moses said: Honour thy father and thy mother. And He that shall curse father or mother, dying let him die.

But you say: If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban (which is a gift) whatsoever is from me shall profit thee.

And further you suffer him not to do any thing for his father or mother,

Making void the word of God by your own tradition, which you have given forth. And many other such like things you do.